Monday, December 19, 2011

Right-wing militants accused of biological terrorist attack plot

The FBI, on Tuesday, arrested four men in Georgia, on allegations of attempting biological terrorist attack on the United States. The U.S. Justice Department says the men were planning to buy explosives and produce a biological toxin weapon.

A Reuters report identifies the accused men as Frederick Thomas, 73, of Cleveland, Ga.; Dan Roberts, 67, of Toccoa, Ga.; Ray H. Adams, 65, of Toccoa; and Samuel J. Crump, 68, of Toccoa.

FBI says the men were going to use a naturally occurring protein called ricin as major component of their weapon. The major targets of the men were Georgia police, federal government buildings and employees of federal government agencies such as the IRS.

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